Thursday traffic?

[bex77]

Do you know why the traffic was so horrible last night?

We were trying to drive from Porter to the MIT Student Center between 6:30 and 7:30 pm, and the traffic was awful! It took us 40 minutes. Many intersections were gridlocked along Mass. Ave. and Broadway and Main Street...co-workers are reporting problems trying to get to JP and Dorchester, with similar problems.

I was expecting bad traffic today due to Harvard's Presidential Installation, but not last night.

There was nothing on the news or even the traffic report.

Thanks for any clues.

any recommendations for a good birthday cake?

[somer-villains.livejournal.com]

we need to pick up a birthday cake on short notice (tomorrow).  we usually like the cakes from party favors in brookline, but they tend to be on the costly side, and this is just for a toddler's birthday.  but we do like wholesome ingredients nonetheless.  are there any good local bakeries that make a decent cake (i.e., not your typical shaw's cake with 10 times the sugar and all sorts of artificial ingredients)?  reasonably priced would be a big plus, as we don't want to spend $50-100 on a cake... were thinking more along the lines of $25.  we were thinking possibly some of the portuguese hole-in-the-wall hidden gems in east cambridge, but we don't want to take a blind gamble.

thanks in advance!

All day parking options in Davis Square?

[magpie-leah.livejournal.com]

I'm sure this has been asked before but I searched and couldn't find the answer...

If someone needs to park in Davis Square from 9am - 5pm and they don't have a resident sticker, what are the options? Running out and feeding a meter every 2 hours won't work in this particular situation I'm asking about.

I've heard about the "Buena Vista" parking lot and I think I know roughly where that is but is that only for Harvard Vanguard employees? Or can anyone park there? Does anyone know the rates?

I know... the T is the best way to get here! But humor me here... :)

Thanks!

Lost cat!

[knowthyself.livejournal.com]

EDIT: The cat has been found!


A friend of mine's cat has gone missing in Davis! There are pictures at this craiglist posting, as well as contact info.

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/laf/447015096.html

She's leaving for Germany tomorrow, so she's really hoping to find him soon! Please help if you've seen him or anything, thanks!